Category: Musclephysiology

Watts Doc #19: The VO2max Slow Component Explained

5/5/2020

Empirical Cycling Podcast · Watts Doc #19: The VO2max Slow Component Explained

The slow component of vo2max is often mentioned but seldom discussed. We take a deep dive into the nature of the slow component, including thermodynamics, fiber type, and the size principle.

Show Notes
Cycling efficiency is related to the percentage of type I muscle fibers
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1501563

Muscle fiber recruitment and the slow component of O2 uptake: constant work rate vs all out sprint exercise
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21160059

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Watts Doc #9: Strength, Endurance, and The Size Principle

6/27/2019

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The podcast's first deep dive into muscle physiology, we look at a study on weight lifting while endurance training vs just endurance training, with a surprising result. From here we talk about the size principle, which you're using a lot more often than you think.

Show Notes
Effects of resistance training on endurance capacity and muscle fiber
composition in young top-level cyclists https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21362056

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Watts Doc #19: The VO2max Slow Component Explained

Watts Doc #9: Strength, Endurance, and The Size Principle

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